Publications
FEWLS research at The University of Kansas is committed to publish state-of-the-art research in some of the world's leading peer-reviewed journals in the greater field of sustainable chemistry and engineering. Here, you can find a list of peer-reviewed contributions from our principal investigator.
One-Pot Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Nickel Loaded on Zeolite-Based Supports
Odiri K Siakpebru, Anoop Uchagawkar, Lakshmiprasad Gurrala, Jared Bartlett, Piersen Adamson, Nicholas Gorschak, Adam Hassiba, Prashant Niphadkar, Vijay Bokade, Ana Rita C Morais
Energy & Fuels 2024, 38(14), 13029–13038
Subcritical CO2–H2O hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate as a sustainable chemical recycling platform
Dacosta Osei, Lakshmiprasad Gurrala, Aria Sheldon, Jackson Mayuga, Clarissa Lincoln, Nicholas A Rorrer, Ana Rita C Morais
Green Chemistry 2024, 26(11), 6436-6445
Work highlighted in the issue front cover
Artwork by Rita Clare (https://www.scivetica.com)
Review on biomass pyrolysis with a focus on bio-oil upgrading techniques
Daniel Lachos-Perez, João Cláudio Martins-Vieira, Juliano Missau, Kumari Anshu, Odiri K. Siakpebru, Sonal K. Thengane, Ana Rita C. Morais, Eduardo Hiromitsu Tanabe and Daniel Assumpção Bertuol
Analytica 2023, 4(2), 182-205
Feedstock-agnostic reductive catalytic fractionation in alcohol and alcohol–water mixtures
Jun Hee Jang, Ana Rita C. Morais, Megan Browning, David G. Brandner, Jacob K. Kenny, Lisa M. Stanley, Renee M. Happs, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Joshua I. Cutler, Yuriy Román-Leshkov, James R. Bielenberg and Gregg T. Beckham
Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 3660
Development of an ammonia pretreatment that creates synergies between biorefineries and advanced biomass logistics models
Ana Rita C Morais, Jian Zhang, Hui Dong, William G Otto, Thapelo Mokomele, David Hodge, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E Dale, Rafal M Lukasik, Leonardo da Costa Sousa
Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 4443 - 4462
In 2022 HOT Article Collection from RSC Green Chemistry
Work highlighted in the issue front cover
Flow-through solvolysis enables production of native-like lignin from biomass
David G. Brandner, Jacob S. Kruger, Nicholas E. Thornburg, Gregory G. Facas, Jacob K. Kenny, Reagan J. Dreiling, Ana Rita C. Morais, Tom Renders, Nicholas S. Cleveland, Renee M. Happs, Rui Katahira, Todd B. Vinzant, Daniel G. Wilcox, Yuriy Román-Leshkov and Gregg T. Beckham
Green Chem., 2021,23, 5437-5441
Protein Stabilization and Delivery: A Case Study of Invasion Plasmid Antigen D Adsorbed on Porous Silica
Montoya, N.A., Barr, K.E., Morales, S.V., Umana, J.E., Ny, C., Roth, R.E., Reyes, E.J., Kirchhoff, B.C., Hartman, E.R., Higgins, L.L., Nichol, K.M., Morais, A.R.C., Allgeier, A.M., Gao, P., Picking, W.D, Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B.
Langmuir 2020, 36, 47, 14276–14287
Phase Equilibria, Diffusivities, and Equation of State Modeling of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids for the Separation of R-410A
Ana Rita C. Morais, Abby N. Harders, Kalin R. Baca, Greta M. Olsen, Bridgette J. Befort, Alexander W. Dowling, Edward J. Maginn, and Mark B. Shiflett
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 40, 18222–18235
Effective Extraction of Lignin from Elephant Grass Using Imidazole and Its Effect on Enzymatic Saccharification To Produce Fermentable Sugars
Toscan, A., Morais, A.R.C., Paixão, S.M., Alves, L., Andreaus, J., Camassola, M., Pinheiro Dillon, A.J., Lukasik, R.M.
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 17, 5138–5145
High-pressure carbon dioxide/water pre-treatment of sugarcane bagasse and elephant grass: Assessment of the effect of biomass composition on process efficiency
Toscan, A., Morais, A.R.C., Paixão, S.M., Alves, L., Andreaus, J., Camassola, M., Pinheiro Dillon, A.J., Lukasik, R.M.
Bioresource Technology. 2017. 224, 639-647
Pre-treatment and extraction techniques for recovery of added value compounds from wastes throughout the agri-food chain
Arshadi, M., Attard, T.M., Lukasik, R.M., Brncic, M., da Costa Lopes, A.M., Finell, M., Geladi, P., Gerschenson, L.N., Gogus, F., Herrero, M., Hunt, A.J., Ibáñez, E., Kamm, B., Mateos-Aparicio, I., Matias, A., Mavroudis, N.E., Montoneri, E., Morais, A.R.C., Nilsson, C., Papaioannou, E.H., Richel, A., Rupérez, P., Škrbić, B., Solarov, M.B., Švarc-Gajić, J., Waldron, K.W., Yuste-Córdoba, F.J.
Green Chem., 2016,18, 6160-6204